1997 VisionAire 500
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The 1997 VisionAire 500 was the eighth round of the 1996–1997 Indy Racing League. The race was held on July 26, 1997, at the 1.500 mi (2.414 km) Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, US. The event was the first Indy Racing League event to be held at Charlotte.
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Race details | |
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8th round of the 1996–1997 Indy Racing League season | |
Date | July 27, 1997 |
Official name | VisionAire 500 |
Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway |
Course | Permanent racing facility 1.500 mi / 2.414 km |
Distance | 208 laps 312.000 mi / 502.115 km |
Weather | Dry with temperatures reaching up to 90.5 °F (32.5 °C); wind speeds reaching up to 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)[1] |
Pole position | |
Driver | Tony Stewart (Team Menard) |
Time | 24.866 |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | Billy Boat (A. J. Foyt Enterprises) |
Time | 25.292 (on lap 9 of 208) |
Podium | |
First | Buddy Lazier (Hemelgarn Racing) |
Second | Billy Boat (A. J. Foyt Enterprises) |
Third | Scott Goodyear (Treadway Racing) |
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